Hi,
I think I might be a Fashionista?
I have a large collection of Louis Vuitton however I buy many clothes from K-mart and Target. My shoes are designer - Bally - however I bought these from a recycled clothing store.
I see my "Louis Vuitton" pieces as an investment.
My jewellery is all solid gold or platinum. My pearls are real and are Thatian. My diamonds are real but many were estate purchases (that is USED/2nd Hand for the non-fashionista amongst this forum).
I see no problem in dropping $4000- for a hardcase suitcase but I will but Target clothing - or better still - designer clothes at the end of the session.
WHY DO I DO THIS? So I have money to buy LOUIS VUITTON.
I have bought used Louis Vuitton on eBay then sent it to the LV store to get some minor repairs.
I have 2 Alma's and I want a 3rd even though I would never buy LV shoes.
I drive a late model Japanese car (Honda Accord) after being burnt by terrible european cars - overpriced servicing, high depreciation and poor build quality. My luggage is worth twice what I paid for my car.
My 2 Rolex watches cost more than my car. I bought my Honda Accord brand new.
I prefer 4 star hotels to 5 star hotels - simply because I hate minimum wage staff handling my luggage. I prefer to carry it myself!
THE URBAN DICTIONERY STATES THE FOLLOWING MEANING:-
FASHIONISTA
A term used to define a woman with a penchant for shopping and a natural flair for combining both current and vintage fashionable trends.
In today's Urban society, "fashionista" is not by any means a negative term.
Thanks to television shows like "Sex and the City" rather more specifically, thanks to actresses such as Sarah Jessica Parker, the image of a "fashionista" has been modernized into a much more positive, powerful and successful feminine role.
Forget the shallow, *****y, materialistic image so many people are quick to describe.
The truth is, it's the new millenium and the hottest trend right now, is that it's okay to be a woman again. The "fashionista" doesn't look at her femininity as a gender flaw.
Where some may be quick to label her a *****, others actually take the time to get to know her eccentricities.
"Fashionista's" simply look at Fashion as an Art, their own bodies as the canvas, and the sense of style they develope along the way is simply the masterpiece.
True fashion ("true fashion" as in the clothes and not the stereotypically thin supermodels that wear them) is simply an expression of identity and the people who feel the need to argue that are usually the same people who rarely see the positive in anything.
"Fashionista's" are extremely realistic when it comes to the world of fashion, they're also very knowledgeable about the Fashion Arts.
A person's not automatically materialistic just because they buy a designer suit or expensive jeans, it's often truer about "fashionista's" that they just happen to know (what is called) a "good hand" in fashion. All that means is that the person buying the item is aware of the "quality" of that item.
Buying good quality clothes, that sort of fashion, is not shallow. It's an investment.
I think I might be a Fashionista?
I have a large collection of Louis Vuitton however I buy many clothes from K-mart and Target. My shoes are designer - Bally - however I bought these from a recycled clothing store.
I see my "Louis Vuitton" pieces as an investment.
My jewellery is all solid gold or platinum. My pearls are real and are Thatian. My diamonds are real but many were estate purchases (that is USED/2nd Hand for the non-fashionista amongst this forum).
I see no problem in dropping $4000- for a hardcase suitcase but I will but Target clothing - or better still - designer clothes at the end of the session.
WHY DO I DO THIS? So I have money to buy LOUIS VUITTON.
I have bought used Louis Vuitton on eBay then sent it to the LV store to get some minor repairs.
I have 2 Alma's and I want a 3rd even though I would never buy LV shoes.
I drive a late model Japanese car (Honda Accord) after being burnt by terrible european cars - overpriced servicing, high depreciation and poor build quality. My luggage is worth twice what I paid for my car.
My 2 Rolex watches cost more than my car. I bought my Honda Accord brand new.
I prefer 4 star hotels to 5 star hotels - simply because I hate minimum wage staff handling my luggage. I prefer to carry it myself!
THE URBAN DICTIONERY STATES THE FOLLOWING MEANING:-
FASHIONISTA
A term used to define a woman with a penchant for shopping and a natural flair for combining both current and vintage fashionable trends.
In today's Urban society, "fashionista" is not by any means a negative term.
Thanks to television shows like "Sex and the City" rather more specifically, thanks to actresses such as Sarah Jessica Parker, the image of a "fashionista" has been modernized into a much more positive, powerful and successful feminine role.
Forget the shallow, *****y, materialistic image so many people are quick to describe.
The truth is, it's the new millenium and the hottest trend right now, is that it's okay to be a woman again. The "fashionista" doesn't look at her femininity as a gender flaw.
Where some may be quick to label her a *****, others actually take the time to get to know her eccentricities.
"Fashionista's" simply look at Fashion as an Art, their own bodies as the canvas, and the sense of style they develope along the way is simply the masterpiece.
True fashion ("true fashion" as in the clothes and not the stereotypically thin supermodels that wear them) is simply an expression of identity and the people who feel the need to argue that are usually the same people who rarely see the positive in anything.
"Fashionista's" are extremely realistic when it comes to the world of fashion, they're also very knowledgeable about the Fashion Arts.
A person's not automatically materialistic just because they buy a designer suit or expensive jeans, it's often truer about "fashionista's" that they just happen to know (what is called) a "good hand" in fashion. All that means is that the person buying the item is aware of the "quality" of that item.
Buying good quality clothes, that sort of fashion, is not shallow. It's an investment.
I figure clothes are so easy to grow out of/become tired of/ or get ruined that I would rather wait for good sales or shop at less expensive stores and have more money to put to my bags
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